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2000. In 1998 we decided to undertake a systematic survey
of the desert adjacent to Abydos to locate, study, and possibly excavate
Lower, Middle and Upper Paleolithic occurences. While the work of
the Belgians and others made clear that artifacts from these periods could
be found, it was not clear whether the density of material in the area was
sufficiently high to merit extensive work. Thus in January of 2000 we
conducted a short, systematic reconnaissance survey of several areas in the
High Desert and in areas immediately adjacent.
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